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Buffer stock rises to 54 days; UPLIFT bill pushed to unlock funds
Malacañang on Tuesday reported an increase in the country’s fuel buffer stock to 54 days, alongside sufficient supplies of key food items, as it...
42,000 march to urge passage of autism inclusion bill
Some 42,000 participants joined the Autism Society Philippines (ASP) Angels Walk for Autism 2026 in Pasay City on April 26, 2026 as part of...
Green group presses DENR to halt destructive mining
Environmental group Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM) urged the government to junk the country’s current mining framework and side with communities resisting large-scale operations in...
40,000 expected at April 26 walk as autism bill stalls in House
More than 40,000 advocates, families, and allies are expected to gather nationwide on April 26 for the Autism Society Philippines (ASP) Angels Walk for...
Lawmaker seeks to exempt students, OFWs from travel tax
A bill seeking to exempt students, senior citizens, and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from paying the travel tax imposed on outbound flight passengers has...
Business, Labor call for VAT-free power to cut PH’s investor pain point
Business and labor groups are calling for the removal of value-added tax (VAT) on electricity sales, warning that the Philippines’ persistently high power rates...
PBBM pushes for sweeping reform bills amid corruption scandal
Amid the widening flood-control corruption scandal that has exposed billions allegedly lost to ghost or substandard infrastructure projects, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has...
Japanese firm InfiniVAN backs Konektadong Pinoy law
By Marinel E. Peroy and Vince Hermosura TOKYO -- InfiniVAN Inc., a Japan-affiliated telecommunications and digital solutions company, welcomes the recently enacted Konektadong Pinoy Law...
Industry leaders to govt: Export ban on nickel ore untimely
The Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) opposes the proposed nickel ore export ban, arguing that it is not the right time for such a...